Archive Finder

Archive Finder is a current directory of 5,596 repositories and 154,678
collections of primary source material across the United States. Using Archive Finder,
researchers can read descriptions of a repository's holdings to determine whether a
collection contains material relevant to their work as well as find the information they
need to contact the repository directly. C19 Index contains 61,647 records detailing
the collections and repositories in the United States that hold 19th century research
materials.

Archive Finder draws from three major information sources:

Directory of Archives and Manuscript Repositories in the United States (DAMRUS)

National Union Catalogue of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC)

National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States (NIDS)

Primary source material represented includes:

Collections of original manuscript materials such as family papers, personal
papers, and collections about a person or subject. This can include printed
material, maps, and photographs if it is part of a larger manuscript or
archival collection.

Single item manuscripts such as diaries, logbooks, account books, or letters

Collections of private company or government archives provided that they
are regularly available to the public

Collections consisting entirely of handwritten, typewritten, or photo-reproduced
copies of manuscripts or archives

Oral history records consisting of tapes and/or transcripts of interviews.

Collection descriptions are submitted to Archive Finder by archivists at
contributing repositories. There are a growing number of links to online finding aids,
and new collection and repository information is added on an ongoing basis. Collection
information includes detailed NUCMC and NIDS subject indexing.